महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-70, verse-13

प्रत्यक्षदर्शी सर्वस्य पित्रा पृष्टो महात्मना ।
अन्वर्थं तं पितुर्मध्ये महर्षीणां न्यवेदयत् ॥१३॥

13. pratyakṣadarśī sarvasya pitrā pṛṣṭo mahātmanā ,
anvarthaṁ taṁ piturmadhye maharṣīṇāṁ nyavedayat.

13. pratyakṣadarśī sarvasya pitrā pṛṣṭaḥ mahātmanā
anvartham tam pituḥ madhye maharṣīṇām nyavedayat

13. mahātmanā pitrā pṛṣṭaḥ sarvasya pratyakṣadarśī
pituḥ maharṣīṇām madhye tam anvartham nyavedayat

13. Being questioned by his noble father, Nachiketa, who was a direct perceiver of all, appropriately reported the matter amidst the great sages.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रत्यक्षदर्शी (pratyakṣadarśī) - direct perceiver; eyewitness; one who sees directly

• सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all (the worlds/experiences) (of all; of everything)

• पित्रा (pitrā) - by the father

• पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - questioned, asked

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by his noble (father) (by the great-souled one; by the noble one)

• अन्वर्थम् (anvartham) - appropriately, truly, according to the meaning/facts

• तम् (tam) - that (matter/experience) (that, him, it)

• पितुः (pituḥ) - in the presence of the father (of the father; in the father's presence)

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst, among, between

• महर्षीणाम् (maharṣīṇām) - of the great sages

• न्यवेदयत् (nyavedayat) - he reported, he announced, he told

Words meanings and morphology

प्रत्यक्षदर्शी (pratyakṣadarśī) - direct perceiver; eyewitness; one who sees directly

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratyakṣadarśin

pratyakṣadarśin - direct perceiver, eyewitness, one who sees directly

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (pratyakṣa+darśin)

• pratyakṣa – perceptible, evident, direct perception
  adjective (neuter)
  Compound of prati (before) + akṣa (eye).
  Prefix: prati
• darśin – seeing, beholding, one who sees
  verbal derivative (masculine)
  Agent Noun suffix -in
  From √dṛś (to see) with suffix -in.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Refers to Nachiketa.

सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all (the worlds/experiences) (of all; of everything)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

पित्रा (pitrā) - by the father

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Agent for 'pṛṣṭaḥ'.

पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - questioned, asked

(verbal derivative)

Note: Agrees with implied subject (Nachiketa).

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by his noble (father) (by the great-souled one; by the noble one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, exalted

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self (ātman), soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'pitrā'.

अन्वर्थम् (anvartham) - appropriately, truly, according to the meaning/facts

(indeclinable)

Compound type : Avyayībhāva (anu+artha)

• anu – after, along, according to
  indeclinable
• artha – meaning, purpose, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially (accusative singular neuter of adjective).

तम् (tam) - that (matter/experience) (that, him, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'nyavedayat'.

पितुः (pituḥ) - in the presence of the father (of the father; in the father's presence)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Indicates presence, similar to 'of' or 'before'.

मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst, among, between

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of madhya

madhya - middle, center, midst

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'amidst'.

महर्षीणाम् (maharṣīṇām) - of the great sages

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, eminent seer

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahat+ṛṣi)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

न्यवेदयत् (nyavedayat) - he reported, he announced, he told

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of vid

Causative

Imperfect tense, causative form of ni-√vid (to make known, inform).

Prefixes: ni+vi

Root: vid (class 4)